Syracuse, NY -- A Syracuse mother and her two daughters were taken to Upstate University Hospital following an electrical fire early Sunday, fire investigators said.

Nicole Gill, 34, and her 11- and 8-year-old daughters, were being treated for smoke inhalation, according to Syracuse Fire Lt. Ken Heffernan. The woman's husband and the girls' father, Roger Gill, was not injured.

All four family members were awakened by the smell of smoke, and got out of the single-family house safely.

Syracuse firefighters were called to the home, at 804 Spring St., at 3:38 a.m. Sunday. When they arrived, smoke coming from the roof of the single-family house, but there was no visible fire. Firefighters soon discovered fire in a wall on the first and second floors, Heffernan said.

Firefighters also found two smoke detectors in the house, but neither worked. The battery in the first-floor smoke detector was not connected and there was no battery in the second-floor smoke detector, Heffernan said.

"This fire could have easily taken the lives of four people," said Heffernan, a fire investigator.

The Syracuse Fire Department provides free smoke detectors to city residents. Heffernan said firefighters will install the detectors for free and give batteries to residents who need them for their smoke detectors. Residents can call the fire department at (315) 473-5525 if they need a working smoke detector, he said.

Fire investigators determined the fire on Spring Street was caused by an electrical failure, Heffernan said. It caused significant smoke, fire and water damage to the home.

The house is owned by Stephanie Goodridge, of Jamaica, NY. Goodridge's son is Roger Gill.

The Gill family is staying with a family member. The American Red Cross provided the family with food and clothing Sunday, and will be available if they need additional assistance, according to a Red Cross news release.